Ronaldo lifts Real to comeback win

Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael van Vaart kept Real Madrid's hopes of wresting the La Liga title from arch rivals Barcelona alive when they struck in a 2-1 comeback win at mid-table Almeria last night. Barca followed up Saturday's 2-0 victory over Real...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael van Vaart kept Real Madrid's hopes of wresting the La Liga title from arch rivals Barcelona alive when they struck in a 2-1 comeback win at mid-table Almeria last night.

Barca followed up Saturday's 2-0 victory over Real with a 3-0 home win over Deportivo Coruna on Wednesday to go six points clear on 83 but Real's battling victory over the Andalucians has trimmed the gap back to three with six games left.

Albert Crusat had given Almeria a shock lead in the 14th minute before Ronaldo sliced through the home defence to level in the 27th.

Van der Vaart lashed home Real's winner in the 69th minute.

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